# Lyon is brought into the attack,as Australia look to choke the flow of runs, in a developing partnership between Rayadu and Kohli. The off-spinner gives away only six runs, making it 30 runs conceeded in 7 overs. India 132/2 (25 overs)

# Stoinis continues in the attack, conceeding five runs off the over, as Rayadu is nearly dismissed following a miscued shot. India 126/2 (24 overs)

# 7 runs off the 23rd over bowled by Peter Siddle as Rayadu and Kohli look to negotiate the middle overs. However, the former is looking extremely uncomfortable on the crease. India 121/2 (23 overs)

# India reach a score of 111/2 after 21 overs following 3 runs off the 21st over bowled by Nathan Lyon. India 111/2 (21 overs)

# Rayadu kicks off his innings with a boundary off Stoinis, reading the off-cutter and timing it well. 5 runs off the over as India look to steadily rebuild following Sharma's dismissal. India 108/2 (20 overs)

# 10 runs off the over as Rohit Sharma smashes a six off Lyon, releasing some of the pressure generated following a few quiet overs. India 97/1 (17 overs)

# Siddle continues to choke the flow of runs, unnerving the batsmen with variations in pace and bounce. India add 5 runs to the tally off the over. India 87/1 (16 overs)

# Lyon continues in the attack, delivers a disciplined performance with the ball, conceeding just 3 runs in an over where he generated some quality turn, bounce off the surface. India 82/1 (15 overs)

# Siddle leaks 13 runs off the over, after being smashed for a six and a boundary by Sharma and Kohli. However, there was a moment of concern following some hesitation in the running betwen the wickets. India 79/1 (14 overs)

# 12 runs off Behendroff's third over as Dhawan smashes two boundaries off the fast-bowler. India 27/0 (5 overs)

# Richardson makes a comeback in the second over, with a comparatively disciplined performance, conceeding just five runs. India 15/0 (4 overs)

# Behendroff continues to bowl effectively, conceeding only a single run in his second over as the Indian openers struggle to score runs off the bowler. India 10/0 (3 overs)

# Right-arm fast bowler Jhye Richardson, who was sublime in the opening clash with four wickets, has been smashed for two boundaries by Rohit Sharma who has been in great form recently. India 9/0 (2 overs)

# Wicket! Shaun Marsh departs in similar fashion, attempting to whack a slower delivery by Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a six, without any proper connect, handing a catch to Jadeja. Australia 283/7 (47.5 overs)

# Jhye Richardson is the new batsman in!

# Wicket! Glenn Maxwell perishes for 48 off 37 deliveries, after attempting a shot too many against Bhuvneshwar Kumar, handing a catch to Dinesh Karthik who makes no mistakes. Australia 283/6 (47.3 overs)

# Shaun Marsh smashes a six off a slower delivery by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, to reach his highest score in ODI cricket. Kumar concedes 12 runs off the over as the hosts reach 272/5 (46 overs)

# Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back to the attack!

# Shami concedes 13 runs in the 9th over of his bowling spell, as Maxwell and Marsh smash runs at will in the death overs. Australia 260/5 (45 overs)

# Mohammed Siraj nearly dismisses Glenn Maxwell for his debut ODI wicket, before the decision is oveturned following a DRS referral. Siraj has conceded 8 runs off the over, as he steadily inches closer to capping off an expensive spell. Australia 247/5 (44 overs)

# Kuldeep Yadav leaks 16 runs off the 43rd over of the Australian innings, as Marsh and Maxwell smash a six apiece. Yadav has finished his spell of 10 overs, conceding 66 runs overall. Australia 234/5 (43 overs)

# Four runs off the 42nd over bowled by Mohammed Siraj as Australia steadily reach a promising position. Australia 218/5 (42 overs)

# Shaun Marsh is steadily inching closer to a century, and seems to be growing in confidence as evident from his elegant boundary against Kuldeep Yadav, after coming down the track. Australia 167/4 (34 overs)

# Quiet over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar who concedes four runs from the over as the Australian batsmen look to play it safe against the paceman! Australia 158/4 (33 overs)

# Bhuvneshwar Kumar [5.0-0-9-1] is back into the attack!

# 7 runs off the over as Marsh and Stoinis look to avoid taking risks against the spinner, indulging in singles and doubles! Australia 154/4 (32 overs)

# Kuldeep Yadav is back in the attack!

# Mohammed Siraj continues to bowl, as Stoinis and Marsh score six runs off the over, to make it 147/4 (31) overs!

# Ravindra Jadeja continues after bowling a wicket maiden, to concede five runs in the 30th over, getting the ball to drift and spin away from the batsmen.Australia 141/4 (30 overs)

# Siraj concedes just 2 runs in the 29th over, nearly picking a wicket after being expensive in his bowling spell so far. Australia 136/4 (29 overs)

# Wicket! Peter Handscomb has been dismissed following an excellent stumping by veteran MS Dhoni who dislodges the bails swiftly, as the batsman steps outside to attempt a big hit! Australia 134/4 (27.2 overs)

# Siraj continues to be expensive in his bowling spell, as 9 runs come off the over. 50-run partnership between Peter Handscomb and Shaun Marsh! Australia 134/3 (27 overs)

# Jadeja brought into the attack as Australia score 4 runs off the over to make it 81/2 after 18 overs. Australia 81/2 (18 overs)

# 3 runs off the over as Kuldeep continues to unnerve the hosts, inducing 2 edges off Marsh, which nearly resulted in a wicket. 50-run partnership between Usman Khawaja and Shaun Marsh. Australia 77/2 (17 overs)

# Siraj continues to leak runs during his bowling spell, conceding 13 runs off the 16th over as the hosts look to score heavily against him. Australia 74/2 (16 overs)

# Kuldeep brings some balance following Siraj's expensive over, with just four runs off his over as Australia steadily rebuild following the two early dismissals. Australia 61/2 (15 overs)

# Wicket! Opener Alex Carey has been dismissed by Mohammed Shami after attempting to go for a big shot, but failing to land anything but a catch to Shikhar Dhawan at short mid-wicket! Australia 26/2 (7.4 overs)

# Wicket! Aaron Finch continues to struggle against Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the bowler dismissing him in similar fashion to the previous clash. Finch failed to generate any proper footwork resulting in an early dismissal!Australia 20/1 (6.6 overs)

# Four runs off Shami's over as Dinesh Karthik pulls off a stunning dive to save a certain boundary. India have been extremely agile on the field so far! Australia 18/0 (6 overs)

# Bhuvneshwar continues to bowl in tandem, with 3 runs off the over as the openers struggle to score freely in the initial overs! Australia 14/0 (5 overs)

# Shami maintains the pressure from the other end, with a tight line and length, as Finch gets off the mark off a length delivery to make it 2 runs from the over! Australia 11/0 (4 overs)

# Just a single off Bhuvneshwar's second over as the fast-bowler keeps it tight, without much room for the openers! Australia 9/0 (3 overs)

# Five runs off the second over with the first boundary of the inningsas Alex Carey smashes a boundary through square leg! Australia 8/0 (2 overs)

# Bhuvneshwar Kumar has backed veteran MS Dhoni who was criticised for his poor performance in the opening ODI, to come good at the Adelaide Oval!

# India is all set to take on Australia in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval soon. At the same time, there are certain factors which they need to pay heed to as evident from the match preview!

India take on Australia in a must-win clash at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, having recorded a 34-run defeat in the opening ODI of the three-match series between the two nations.

The visitors certainly missed out on the presence of big hitting all-rounder Hardik Pandya who was suspended on disciplinary grounds, as apparent from the impact on the balance of the batting order.

However, India will be boosted by the form of vice-captain Rohit Sharma who scored an excellent 133 to bring the side close to victory.

At the same time, the visitors have an area of concern with veteran MS Dhoni struggling to make his presence felt under pressure at the No 5 position. Dhoni failed to rotate the strike effectively, scoring 51 runs off 96 deliveries in a knock comprising of three boundaries and a six, at a strike rate of 53.13.

While vice-captain Sharma has expressed his desire to see the veteran bat at the No 4 position, early indications from the training sessions have made it apparent that the visistors are unlikely to tinker with their combinations.

Dhoni averages 52.95 while batting at number four, which is higher than his current career-average of 50.11 over 333 games. It is even higher than his favoured batting positions of number five (50.70) and six (46.33) but batting lower down the order, strike-rate becomes paramount.

Yet, Dhoni's career strike-rate at number four is 94.21 and it is higher than his overall career strike-rate of 87.60, or at number five (86.08) and number six (83.23).

When India last played ODIs in Australia in January 2016, Dhoni batted at number four in two matches but only scored 18 runs.

In fact, since that series, Dhoni has batted at number four in only eight ODIs, with the last instance in the 2018 Asia Cup. He averages 24.75 in this interim, with a strike-rate of 77.34 and a highest of 80 against New Zealand in October 2016.

Another area of concern will be a rare failure for the top-order batsmen with opener Shikhar Dhawan, skipper Virat Kohli dismissed cheaply in Sydney.

Kohli averages 73.44 at the Adelaide Oval across all formats, while in ODIs alone, he still averages an impressive 46.66. While he would definitely strive to score runs again at his favourite venue, Dhawan's form will be in the limelight.

The opener will be looking to prove that his first-ball duck in Sydney was simply a slight blip, following recent criticism after the cricketer spent spent his time holidaying in Melbourne instead of playing in the 2018-19 Ranji season.

Ambati Rayadu who played a key role in the home series against West Indies, is expected to be persisted with by the team management, despite a poor show in the opening clash.

Despite being reported for a suspect bowling action, the part time off-spinner is free to continue bowling in international cricket. However, it is doubtful whether the management will encourage him to do so.

In such a scenario, Kedar Jadhav has emerged as an effective option, with reports suggesting his addition to the lineup at Dinesh Karthik's expense.

There is every chance that the same bowling composition will be persisted with despite fast-bowler Khaleel Ahmed's poor performance in Sydney. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will also be looking to make his presence felt in the Adelaide clash, having conceded 66 runs during his bowling spell in the opening clash.

Australia are expected to field the same lineup as in the first match.